October 2, 2017
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
October 12-14
Ridge Spring Harvest Festival &BBQ Cook-Off
Once
again reminders of the Festival and
the chance to get some bar-be-que: We are now taking BBQ orders for individual
pounds for $8.00 and whole butts for $25.00. Please submit payment at the Ridge
Spring Town Hall. You
can purchase a pound or a Boston butt,
go to town square, taste the 15 different BBQ's and then select which one you
want. Supplies are
limited so get yours before they get gone!
See y'all at the Harvest Festival!
There will also be
games and a few rides but they will all be free. The train, the climbing wall, and the
trampoline-bungee jump will be there.
You can paint your own rock and
then hide it. There will be the Country
Store with support from local farmers who are greatly appreciated, the Cake and
Pie contest, music at the Gazebo, and the parade too. The dates are October 12
for Bingo, October 13 dance at the gazebo and the Grills heat up, and Saturday
October 14 when it all comes together.
We have two B & Bs in the
area if you want to spend the night or
the weekend. They are Gables Inn and
Gardens and Magnolia Shadows.
The town is decorated and ready for Fall. Check it out!!!! Students were helpful in getting
it all done. These students represent
the RSM High Beta Club and National English Honor Society. They were Joanna
Kaiser, Morgan Berry, Tyler Berry, Conner Goss, Austin Scott (Beta Club
Historian), Brenna Edwards, Jay Sterling, Rachel Burger, Lexi Sterling
(President of Beta Club) Thanks you did a great job!!!
October 20 Juniper is serving up a chance to
support the Ridge Spring Fire Department.
Make reservations now.
RIDGE SPRING UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH: The Fire men
water/Gator Aide Blitz was a success! A cloudy, windy cool day didn’t dampen
the spirits of the church members on Saturday as they accepted
donations from the community. Totals (with more still coming in) are: 36
containers of Gator Aide, 86 cases of water and $213 in cash and checks. A huge
THANK YOU to all those who helped and a special thanks to our lead
contributors: Dollar General, Spann UMC and Ridge Hill Baptist… this was
definitely a community wide event.
The Big Red Box will
be collecting items during the month of October for Killingsworth.
Killingsworth is a safe home for women who are in transition from a previous
environment. (prison, drug rehab, an abusive situation, etc). This month
pillows, pillow cases (standard size) and washable blankets (twin) will be
accepted. If you would like to help leave you donation on the porch of the
Family Life Center. October is domestic violence awareness month. RSUMC loves
the Harvest Festival. Look for our AD in this year’s brochure. The church will
be placing a table in front of the Family Life Center with free water, church
information and the prayer box on the 14th. We encourage everyone to
stop a minute, get some water and add prayer request. Have a Great Time!
Jerusalem Baptist Church will have its Men and Women Fellowship program Sunday, October 15th at 3:00 PM. The speaker
for the occasion will be Rev. Dr. James Holmes. The public is invited to attend. Should you require additional information
please call Rev. Sim Murray at 706-210-0433.
Art
Center in Ridge Spring by Joanne Crouch: Thank goodness for cooler
weather. Fall is in the air. Our artists are busy getting works ready for
the many competitions that happen this time of year. Consider shopping the Art Center this holiday
season.
Many of our artists have juried pieces in the South Carolina State
Fair. In an effort not to leave anyone
out, I will release that list at a later time.
Good luck to everyone.
Kim
Ruff will have another pottery class on Monday, October 16th from
6:30-8:30. This is a pumpkin class. This will be large enough to hold candy and
can be a part of your fall décor for years to come. Class fees are $35 and must be pre-paid
before the night of the class. Fees can
be paid at the Art Center on Fridays or Saturdays from 10-4 or contact Kim Ruff
at makerart@aol.com or call (803)315-9203 or joanne.crouch26@gmail.com or call (803)685-5577 and leave a message.
Make your own gourd Christmas ornament with Joanne Crouch on Saturday,
October 28th from 9-12. The
ornament will be completed when it is taken home. All supplies will be supplied for $30. This class is for ages 12 & up. Preregistration is required for this
class. Contact Joanne at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com or call
(803)685-5577 and leave message or preregister at the Art Center on Fridays and
Saturdays from 10-4.
Rene Miller, RSM Elementary School
Thank
You Grandparents Thanks to all the Grandparents who came to our Grandparents’
day breakfast. We had over 120 families represented. RSM thanks you for your
support of your children, our school and our faculty and staff.
Parent
Tips: from Kidshealth.org Attending parent-teacher conferences is a way to stay
informed. These are usually held once or twice a year at progress reporting
periods. The conferences are a chance to start or continue conversations with
your child's teacher, and discuss strategies to help your child do his or her
best in class. Meeting with the teacher also lets your child know that what
goes on in school will be shared at home.
Morning
Procedure Reminders • Morning car riders enter the building through the gym
entrance each morning. Please travel along Ridge Hill Drive around the back of
the school and drop off students at the gym. Please DO NOT drop off children at
the main entrance of the school building. • A student arriving after 7:45 a.m.
is considered to be tardy and must be signed in at the main office by an adult
where the tardy will be documented.
Attention
Car Riders Parents ... we need your help! Within the next few days, children
who are car riders will bring home a yellow piece of paper with their name on
it. Please attach this paper to your sun visor and flip it down when you get in
car line or simply hold it up to your windshield as you get near the teacher
who is calling out names. This will hopefully help car line run more smoothly.
Thanks for your help.
Josie Rodgers
My grandmother
will turn 90 years old this Friday (Oct. 6).
My mom is going to our hometown of Winnsboro to get Granny and bring her
to Ridge Spring to celebrate her birthday.
We will also celebrate having our 5 generations of women all together
again! The picture will include Letty,
Rosalyn, Josie, Amber & Annalee, and Pressley. Of course, we’ll let the fellas get in a
picture or two! Aiden and River would be
very unhappy if they weren’t included!
The Aiken
County School District has designated the make-up days for the days missed due
to the hurricane. Students WILL attend
school on Oct. 23 (originally parent conference day) and Jan. 3 (originally a
teacher workday). Mark your calendars.
RSM
High: Members of the Beta Club and English Honor Society met
uptown last Saturday to help the Harvest Festival Committee decorate the town. Members who contributed their time and skill
were Lexi Sterling, Jay Sterling, Morgan
Berry, Tyler Berry, Conner Goss, Joanna Kaiser, Austin Scott, and Brenna
Edwards.
The Trojan football team hosted Denmark-Olar last Friday
and defeated them 42-0. The Trojans’
record now stands at 3-3. This week, the
Trojans travel to Blackville-Hilda.
Senior Trojan
football player Melvin Alewine was
interviewed last week by WJBF News Channel 6 as one of their Scholar
Athletes! Melvin plays multiple sports
which can be a challenge when balancing school work and keeping his GPA
high. Melvin is a member of the Teacher
Cadet class and the National English Honor Society. He plans to go to college and major in
physical therapy.
Senior
Rachel Burger visited Clemson last Friday for PEER & WISE Choice
Day. PEER & WISE is an organization in the Engineering and Science
Dept that links freshmen students with mentors, helps others get acquainted
with the various majors, and sponsors activities for prospective engineering
and science students. Rachel toured the campus and learned about the
school’s clubs, classes, and organizations. She also got to participate
in a robotics activity!
Review from David Marshall James:
"Murder on the Orient Express" by
Agatha Christie
This just-left-the-station
edition of Agatha Christie's 85-year-old mystery classic arrives in conjunction
with the November release of a new film version, directed by and starring
Kenneth Branagh.
The cast features Judi
Dench, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi, and Michelle Pfeiffer among other notables.
Branagh portrays Christie's mustachioed Belgian sleuth extraordinaire,
Inspector Hercule Poirot, and it's Poirot front-and-center from departure in
Istanbul to snowbound finish somewhere in "Yugo-Slav."
However, Christie-- whose
love of the theater sweeps across her pages-- tucks in plenty of star turns
among her dozen-plus suspects in the train-bound murder of an American
kidnapper/killer. Indeed, the reader
senses that Christie intended this novel for dramatization and/or film
treatment.
At the outset, she places
Poirot in Aleppo, Syria, having tied up some matters for a British Army
officer. He's about to board a train for Istanbul, where he plans a few
days sightseeing before boarding the Orient Express to Paris, then on to Calais
and London.
On his journey to
Istanbul, he observes two British subjects, Mary Debenham and Colonel
Arbuthnot, both are headed home.
Poirot's schedule goes
topsy-turvy upon arrival at his Istanbul hotel, with a telegram summoning him to
London on an urgent matter. He hasn't a moment to spare before catching
that night's Orient Express, along with Debenham and Arbuthnot on a most
unusually full (for the season) "Stamboul to Calais" sleeper coach.
Among the showier
characters on the coach are Princess Dragomiroff, a onetime Russian living in
France, portrayed by Judi Dench in the Branagh version.
The showiest character
proves to be a Mrs. Hubbard of USA Somewhere, and it belongs to Michelle
Pfeiffer. Let's hope she chews up all the scenery, along with the lamb
chops, in the dining car, where many of her scenes transpire.
Christie leaves some
enormous ethical issues hanging at the close of her story, which contribute to the
novel's worthiness as a book-club and classroom selection. Plus, there's
all that "between the wars" glamour-- scarlet dressing gowns and chic
scarlet-painted lips and all that "made especially for me in Paris"
sort of thing.
Harriet's Garden Tips: If you do not plan to use any herbicides or
other poisonous sprays, mixing vegetable plants with your annuals in flower
beds or pots is fun and tasty. Plant
herbs among the pansies. Trail oregano
or fill in with parsley, lettuce or even spinach. Chives makes a "strong" upright
plant and other herbs can help. How
about some spinach? At our home the squirrels
really liked the Swiss chard I planted last year so I am going to try spinach
and see if they will leave that alone.
Violas do last a little longer than pansies but both can last until
May. So plant some of those annuals
among your perennials to get an extra color palette. Fertilizer can go a long way with a little
boost for all.
REMINDERS
October 14: Ridge Spring Harvest
Festival
October 20: Juniper support RS
Fire Dept. Reservations
Ridge Spring Library
hours: Mon/Tues 8:30
am - 12 pm; Wed., 8:30 – 4:30; Thurs 8:30
am –12:30 pm; Fri 8:30 pm -4:30 pm; Sat 9-12
Ridge Spring Library Toddler Time Mondays
at 10:30
Saluda County Library
Hours: Mon/Wed 8:30 am-5
pm; Tues/Thurs 8:30 am – 6 pm; Fri 8:30am
– 5 pm; Sat closed new fax machine and can send toll free
Narcotics Anonymous Fridays at RS Library at 7:00 PM
Ridge Spring Post Office hours: Mon-Fri. 7:30 am – 11:30 am; Sat 9 – 10 am
Recycling Center Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 1-7; Sat 7-7; Sun 3-7; Tues/Thurs closed
First Thursday of the Month:
AARS meets at 6:30, 685-5783
Every Friday & Saturday:
AARS
hours 10 – 4 or by appt, free admission
Third Thursday of the
Month: FORS at
Library at 5:00
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